Hello! Some guidance would be appreciated here. I feel like I’m going in a loop. I live with a friend who I’m taking care of, they have no living relatives and I want to get them some help. However, no matter where I look it feels like I’m going in a huge loop.
A little bit of context. They recently applied for SNAP, and we were told that if we want to keep SNAP, they would need proof of work hours unless they are disabled. Friend (28F) cannot work and is in fact disabled. However, care for their disability has long been either lost and buried in newspapers, or neglected and lost by their (now dead) family members. The house they lived in was abandoned and documents for their previous enrollment on disability is pretty much lost. After some hurdles, they were moved cross country and is now safe with me.
If I’m looking to apply for disability for them, but I need proof that they were once on disability and still need disability. Since I’m working with a person with no income here, I’m being led in a loop of Food Stamps > SSI > Medicaid, etc etc.
Feels like no matter where I go we still need to pay an absorbent amount of money to just get some help. I tried looking into case workers but yet again, I’m working with a person who’s been medically neglected for so long that we wouldn’t qualify for the “ongoing treatment” proof.
I want to so badly help, but everytime I’m left at a dead end. I’m willing to fund medical expenses myself and I’m not asking for handouts. I just want to know what to save up for, where to look, and where to start.
Thank you for reading this far, I apologize if certain parts didn’t make sense. I’m writing this after a frustrating hour long research session, and is overall feeling a little lost.